ఎవరు
evaru
The English phrase 'who' is translated into Telugu as ఎవరు (evaru).
ఎవరు is an interrogative pronoun used to ask 'who?'
Meaning: who? (interrogative pronoun) (pron)
How does it change in a sentence?
The form ఎవరు is used for both the plural 'who' and as a polite singular 'who' when addressing someone of higher status.
How do you pronounce it?
evaru
Did you know?
- In casual speech, Telugu speakers often drop the pronoun ఎవరు entirely and indicate the question 'who' through a specific rising intonation at the end of the sentence.
- Because Telugu is an agglutinative language, the word ఎవరు can merge with case markers to change 'who' into 'by whom' or 'for whom' within a single word.
- Telugu has a specific way of asking 'who is it?' when someone knocks on a door that differs from the standard grammatical way of asking 'who' about a person.
Examples in context
- ఎవరు గెలిచారో నాకు తెలియదుI don't know who won.This sentence is useful for expressing that you do not know who won using ఎవరు.Tatoeba #7207825 by bharath, translation #6666970 by CK
- ఇది ఎవరి పేరు?Whose name is this?
- అక్కడ ఎవరు ఉన్నారు?akkada evarū unnāru?Who is there?
- నీకు సహాయం చేసింది ఎవరు?nīku sahāyam chesindi evarū?Who helped you?
Example conversation
Kiran and Shravani are talking about a new guest.
- శ్రావణి Sravaniకిరణ్, ఇంటి దగ్గర ఎవరు ఉన్నారు?Kiran, inti daggara evaru unnaru?Kiran, who is at the house?
- కిరణ్ Kiranమా కొత్త అతిథి ఉన్నారు.maa kottha athithi unnaru.Our new guest is there.
- శ్రావణి Sravaniఅతను ఎవరు?athanu evaru?Who is he?
- కిరణ్ Kiranఅతను మా స్నేహితుడు.athanu maa snehithudu.He is our friend.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “who” translations and entries ఎవరు, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
